| Acronym | Meaning |
| HMPSA | Hot-melt Pressure-sensitive Adhesive |
| HPI | Hazard Potential Index |
| VB | Valence Bond |
| DDE | Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene |
| DIANE | Direct Information Access Network For Europe |
| WCOT | Wall Coated Open Tubular Columns |
| MBPM | Maximum Bubble Pressure Method |
| SR-CC | Single Reference-CC |
| NESCAUM | North East States Coalition For Air Use Management |
| MORT | Molecular Orbital Resonance Theory |